Sir, my wife is breastfeeding a 1-year-old baby. There is a soft lump-like feeling in the breast and a small blister on the nipple that seems filled with pus or milk. It was not there a day ago; it appeared the next day. Please suggest a remedy. Her age is 24.
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Your wife is breastfeeding a 1-year-old baby, there is a soft lump in the breast, and a small blister filled with pus or milk has appeared on the nipple within a day.
During breastfeeding this is mostly due to a blocked milk duct (milk getting stuck – a “milk bleb”), and it is usually not serious.
If the breast becomes red, hot and hard, fever comes, the pus increases, or there is no improvement in 2–3 days, show a nearby gynaecologist immediately – it could be breast inflammation (mastitis) or an abscess.
What to do:
- Feed the baby frequently from the same side – emptying the breast is very important; do not stop breastfeeding.
- Before feeding, give warm fomentation for 10 minutes and gently massage from the lump towards the nipple.
- Do not burst the blister yourself or prick it with a needle.
- Wear loose cotton clothes.
Medicines (safe during breastfeeding – 15 days):
- Shatavari churna – 1 teaspoon morning and evening with milk
- Kanchanar guggulu – 1 tablet morning and evening (only 15 days, on a doctor’s advice)
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